Nobel prize winners demand investment in food solutions to avoid global hunger crisis

Food experts say a dramatic increase in research funding coupled with more effective ways to share information and distribute food is needed.

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00:00More than 150 Nobel and World Food Prize winners have written an open letter, calling for an

00:08increased commitment to new food distribution efforts in the face of a global hunger crisis.

00:15The letter, which emerged after a meeting of food accessibility experts last year, says

00:21around 700 million people are now food insecure, a number likely to rise with climate change

00:27and population growth unless efforts are made to grow more and different kinds of food.

00:35Despite the gloomy outlook, however, experts remain hopeful that the crisis can be avoided

00:41if people take the necessary actions.

00:45These include an increase in research funding and information sharing, along with more innovative

00:52production methods such as enhancing photosynthesis in essential crops, developing crops like

00:57less reliant on chemical fertilizers, and lengthening the shelf life of fruit and vegetables.